Supportive Housing Resources

A state-funded income supplement program that pays for room and board costs for low-income adults who have been placed in a licensed or registered setting with which the county human service agency has negotiated a monthly rate. For more information on the GRH program, please contact your county's human service GRH program manager and access the DHS website.

GRH is a potential source of income for housing providers who house GRH eligible individuals, who also meet the definition of long-term homelessness. Long-Term homeless housing providers can provide housing for GRH eligible individuals if they register their development as a, Housing with Services Establishment.

For more information on the Housing with Services Establishment definition, requirements and registration process, visit the Minnesota Department of Health.

Supportive Housing Definitions

The state of Minnesota has specific definitions for supportive housing that must be considered by all providers of supportive housing.

Households Experiencing Long Term Homelessness - Persons including "individuals, unaccompanied youth, and families with children lacking a permanent place to live continuously for a year or more or at least four times in the past three years. Any period of institutionalization or incarceration shall be excluded when determining the length of time the household has been homeless."

Permanent Supportive Housing - "Permanent rental housing affordable to the population served where support services are available to residents. Permanent supportive housing is available to individuals and families with multiple barriers to obtaining and maintaining housing, including those who are formally homeless or at risk of homelessness and those with mental illness, substance abuse disorders, and/or HIV/AIDS."